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Hard to find good lighting down there....

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in April 2011

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

BH Photo #241043

This curved trestle is the largest on the Olympic Peninsula. It is now part of the Olympic Discovery Trail and is open to bikes and pedestrians.

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Johnson Creek on Olympic Discovery Trail/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road)
Location: Clallam County, Washington
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1914 by the Seattle, Port Angeles and Western Railway Company, later owned by Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road), abandoned in 1985 and converted to a bike trail
Railroads: - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Seattle, Port Angeles & Western Railway (SPA&W)
Design: Timber stringer
Dimensions: Total length: 410.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +48.06183, -123.05413 (decimal degrees)
48°03'43" N, 123°03'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/495966/5323174 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Sequim
Inventory number: BH 53821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

October 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad", "Seattle, Port Angeles & Western Railway"
October 6, 2012: Added by Jann Mayer